[MacGroup] Migration Assistant

2013-05-19 Thread Anne Cartwright
I have two iMacs (old and new) and am trying to get all my stuff onto my new one. Since I previously moved stuff from old to new, but continued to work mostly on old I need to move all stuff from ole to new. Old: 2.8 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo running Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) New: 3.4 GHz Intel

Re: [MacGroup] Migration Assistant

2013-05-19 Thread Steven Brown
Hi Anne,   I would like to see the answers to the other stuff too as I just got a Mac Mini.   I was not sure to firewire the stuff from my G5 or quite how to do it.   When I set up my Mac Mini it automatically scanned for Networks and I was right up as I was not sure if I needed my old card or not

[MacGroup] Ads or Links launching when mouse or pointer passes over?

2013-05-19 Thread Steven Brown
I do not know if anyone else has this same problem with 10.8 or not?   I am using my old Mac Pro Keyboard and mouse.   It seems like if I am not careful and just pass over an ad or link it launches it before I know and without me clicking unless I am doing it somehow?   Has anyone else had this p

Re: [MacGroup] Ads or Links launching when mouse or pointer passes over?

2013-05-19 Thread Bill Micou
You say it 'launches', but does it open in its own window/ tab, or does the position of the pointer cause an ad to expand on the same page and give you it's message? If its the latter, I think it is just the nature of the ads on that page. Bill M Sent from my micro sub meson electronic compone

Re: [MacGroup] Google Separation

2013-05-19 Thread John Robinson
Rick, I know Lee is right but Google goes too far, keeps EVERY search you EVER made for a starter, Bing and Yahoo keep these for a few years. Google is getting so powerful they can move and shake us to their benefit. Like you I try to stay away from as much of their intrusion as I canbut

Re: [MacGroup] Migration Assistant

2013-05-19 Thread John Robinson
It's been discussed many times here Anne (sorry this is late, been out of town since last Thursday) It's impossible to move from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. If you try you will completely mess up the operating system. The best way is to move all the data file, pictures, video's, iTunes Li

Re: [MacGroup] Migration Assistant

2013-05-19 Thread Anne Cartwright
John, I had no problem earlier this year doing just that. When I first got the new computer it had Mountain Lion on it and I used Migration Assistant to move everything over from the old iMac. It's true that some of the applications wouldn't work under ML but it gave me list of those and I eit

Re: [MacGroup] Migration Assistant

2013-05-19 Thread John Robinson
Anne, You must be living right for many of us have had severe problems using migration from Lion to Mt. Lion. This is great for you! On May 19, 2013, at 11:02 PM, Anne Cartwright wrote: > John, > > I had no problem earlier this year doing just that. When I first got the new > computer it ha

Re: [MacGroup] Migration Assistant

2013-05-19 Thread Anne Cartwright
Check out Apple Support for updates when transferring from leopard, Snow Leopard and Lion. http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&fac=Downloads&q=migration%20assistant How do I transfer a folder from one account on the new iMac to a second account on the same iMac? Anne On May 19, 2

[MacGroup] Microsoft Silverlight Update

2013-05-19 Thread Anne Cartwright
What is Microsoft Silverlight and why do I keep getting a window telling me that an update has been found and I should update to ensure that I'm using the latest and most secure version of Silverlight. I wasn't aware I had it on my computer. Apparently an Internet plug-in. For what? Anne Cartw

Re: [MacGroup] Microsoft Silverlight Update

2013-05-19 Thread R. D. Preston
An add-on to the question about M$ Silverlight -- WHERE is it located. I want to get RID of it and any related parts. Pls & thx, --russ preston On May 20, 2013, at 12:05 AM, Anne Cartwright wrote: > What is Microsoft Silverlight and why do I keep getting a window telling me > that an upda